English (unedited) version of Q&A with Mark Simpson by Michele Masneri for Italian cultural magazine Studio in which he talks about the Italian roots of sporno, the next stage of metrosexuality – and the Silviosexual Studio: What do you mean by the word “sporno”? Mark Simpson: The place where sport and… Read More »Ciao Bello! Mark Simpson interviewed by Italian mag ‘Studio’
English version of interview with Simpson about his new book metrosexy by Bruno Horta (Publico, June 16, 2011) Why did you decide to collect these texts in a single volume? I wanted to bring together my essays that document and analyse the profound revolution in masculinity that metrosexuality represents. But… Read More »Interview with Mark Simpson in Portuguese National ‘Publico’
English author and journalist Mark Simpson on love-hating the metrosexual, why bromance lacks balls, and why women are strapping on Captain Kirk. By Elise Moore (Suite 101, May 6, 2010) If you could copyright neologisms, Mark Simpson would be a billionaire. Since you can’t, the British gay/gender issues and pop/culture… Read More »Metrosexual Daddy Mark Simpson interviewed by Elise Moore
Interviewed by Spyros Chatzigiannis in the Greek national newspaper Eleftherotypia (18 Nov, 2007, Edited) SC: What inspired you to come up with the term ‘metrosexual’ back in 1994? Was it the outcome of an obsession? You have said in the past that your writing is based on your own obsessions…… Read More »Mark Simpson interviewed in Greek National newspaper Eleftherotypia